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Resident ; common. Not known at present from Tortue or Gonave 

 Islands, or from the southwestern peninsula of Haiti west of Grand 

 Goave and Jacmel. 



This palm-tanager inhabits thickets and growths of forest in both 

 humid and arid sections. It is found usually in fairly heavy cover 

 where it moves about in slow and leisurely manner, occasionally 

 twitching its tail, hopping through the branches in search for food, 

 and regularly clambering over the trunks and larger limbs of the 

 trees where it clings to the rough bark as easily as a pine warbler or 

 black and white warbler, holding with strong feet and occasionally 

 fluttering the wings slightly to help over some difficult spot. The 

 call is a low ohep; no song has yet been recorded. The ordinary 

 names of quatre yeux and cuatro ojo are taken from the white spots 

 on either side of the forehead which give the appearance of an extra 

 pair of eyes. 



The first record of the species for the Dominican Republic is that 

 of Salle who gives a few brief notes on its habits. Cory obtained 

 a number from Puerto Plata November 17, 1882, and January 2, 1883. 

 Tristram received one from C. G. McGrigor taken at Samana, in 

 1884. Cherrie collected a very large series and says that it was 

 probably the most abundant species at the localities that he visited. 

 He reports that it feeds on fruit and insects, and says that he obtained 

 breeding birds but found no nests. Christy found it common at 

 Sanchez, and at La Vega, and Verrill reported it as abundant. Spec- 

 imens that he secured at Sanchez, Cana Honda, El Valle, Samana, 

 and La Vega are in the collection of J. H. Fleming. There is a 

 specimen in the United States National Museum taken in the San 

 Francisco Mountains August 28, 1905, by A. Busck. Peters in 1916 

 obtained them at Monte Cristi, Bulla, Sosua, Choco, and Rio San 

 Juan. Abbott collected a series as follows: Polo, Bahoruco Moun- 

 tains, February 28, 1922; Laguna, Samana Peninsula, August 7 and 

 9, 1916; San Lorenzo, July 30, 1916; El Rio, October 7 and 8, 1916; 

 and Constanza, September 28, 1916, and April 10 and 16, 1919. In 

 1927 Wetmore observed this species between Comendador and San 

 Juan May 1, at Los Alcarrizos May 4, in the hills above Sanchez 

 May 7 and 13, near Constanza May 19 to 27, and at El Rio May 30. 

 Danforth in the summer of 1927 collected specimens at Seibo, Santo 

 Domingo City, Haina, Monte Cristi, and San Juan. Three stom- 

 achs that he examined contained seeds and drupes alone. Two others 

 in addition to such vegetable matter held remains of a large brown 

 tree cricket, a small orthopteran, a Bibionid fly, a wasp, and a Coreid 

 bug (Catorhintha guttula). Ciferri obtained skins at Haina, Bonao 

 and San Juan. 



